Are both is equal to and equals similar in meaning? Which is the more natural? For example, one plus one equals two or one plus one is equal to two.

Equals is generally used unless using a verb "is" and the phrase "equal to". While reading 3 ft = 1 yd you would say "three feet equals a yard," or "three feet is equal to a yard".

Equals is correct, as is is equal to. There are some instances when one might use are, but that would be limited to when a quantity separates are from equal to, and would sound correct, but …

23 Aib 2017 · As a programmer I have always assumed that using != as meaning not equal to when writing text (usually on the internet) came from programming languages. Is this true or is …

7 Feabh 2021 · This wrongly conflates 'Two plus two equals four' and 'Two plus two is equal to four'. In symbols, 2 + 2 = 4 The equals sign is equivalent to 'equals' (no matter whether the LHS, …

four plus two equals six In your first example sentence, " equal " is being used as a verb in the third person singular form: equals. four plus two is equal to six In your second example, " equal " is …

22 Noll 2018 · But in the example in question, equals is not actually being used as a verb. When used as a verb, equals is used in the following manner: X equals Y. But here is a simplified …

21 Iúil 2020 · I know we say one point or two points, how about zero? Do you say zero point or zero points? Or both are ok depending on the context?

16 Iúil 2014 · I don't believe that x equals y simply means that a belief about the equality exists, but you do not share that belief. If you substitute another verb for believe, the difference may be …

28 Iúil 2017 · The AMA Manual of Style says: Thin spaces should be used before and after the following mathematical symbols: ±, =, <, >, ≤, ≥, +, −, ÷, ×, ·, ≈, ∼, ∩, ∫, Π, Σ, and |. a ± b a = b a + b a …